Fish hook holder



DeC- 12, 1961 A. F. ARNOLD FISH HOOK HOLDER Filed Aug. 21, 1959 INVENTOR.

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Patented Den. l2, i951 3,012,351 FSH HOOK HQLDER Arthur F. Arnold, 315 6th St. SE., Sidney, Mont. Filed Ang. 21, 1959, Ser. No. 835,353 1 Claim. (Cl. 43-57.5)

The present invention relates to a holder for a iish hook or ily.

Previously proposed and presently in use are vises or holders by means of which a single fish hook or ily may be supported while a fishing line or leader is attached thereto. Such holders as have been proposed and are in use are not wholly successful for many reasons. Occasionally the holder or vise proposed is of such size that it is not easily carried in the pocket of a tishermans shirt or coat. Generally, the holders or vises are intended for use over a work bench and are constructed for support upon the 'work bench when in use.

An object of the present invention is to provide a holder for a ish hook or fly which lends itself to ready portability and supported upon the free edge of a pocket of a shirt, and one which may be employed to support a fish hook or ily while the holder itself is supported upon the pocket of a shirt or coat.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a fish hook holder which lends itself to ease of handling when tying a fishing line or leader to a fish hook supported thereon, one which receives and releases a lish hook with a minimum of manipulation, and one which may be economically manufactured in quantity.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a holder for a ish hoolt or liy which is simple in structure, one having long-life characteristics, and one which is highly effective in action.

These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will be fully apparent from the following description when taken in conjunction with the annexed drawing, in which:

FIGURE l is an elevational View or" the holder of the present invention, shown with a iishing fly in a position supported upon the holder;

FlGURE 2 is a view taken on the line 2,-2 of FlG- URE l;

FIGURE 3 is a View showing how the loop is depressed for insertion of a ish hook into the holder or the present invention; and

FIGURE 4 is an isometric view showing the holder in a position of support upon the free edge of a pocket, with a fish hook supported in the holder.

Referring in greater detail to the drawing in which like numerals indicate like parts throughout the several views, the holder for a ish hook or fishing y of the present invention is designated generally by the reference nurnhorizontally disposed resilient loop 12 fabricated of Wire and having a forward end le and a rearward end 16.

A resilient leg lS extends downwardly from the rearward end le of the loop 12 and slopes toward the forward end 21.4 of the loop 12. The leg l is formed integrally with the loop l2 and has its upper end connected to the rearward end le of t le loop l?. by a single convolution 2e.

The holder includes an upstanding inverted resilient U- shaped member 22 positioned so that the bight 24 and the adjacent portions of the legs 26 and 2S are circumscribed by the forward end i4 of the loop l2.

Means, such as solder or the like, is employed to iixedly attach the vertical portion Si) of the leg l to the one leg ZS of the member 22 intermediate the ends of the leg The portion 3*@ connects the member 22; to the loop l2 for resilient movement of the loop l2 toward and away from the leg l. A shield 32 covers the double portion of the convolution 2d and prevents engagement between the double portion of the convolution 2li of any thread or lishing line.

The portions of the legs 2e and 2S inwardly of the free ends thereof are bent toward each other so as to provide a gripping means for support of the holder ld upon a flexible support such as the free edge of a pocket 34 of a mans shirt or coat, as shown in FGURE 4.

in use, a fishing y, as designated by the numeral 36, or fishing hook may be supported in the holder lll by insertion of the curved portion of the fly 36 beneath the 'night 24 of the member 22 after application of a downwardly directed force to the forward end 14 of the loop l2, as shown in FIG-URE 3. When the loop l2 is moved downwardly, against the resiliency of the convolution 2lb and leg i8, the bight Z4 provides an eye for the recep tion of the lish hook or fishing fly 36, it being necessary to only move the loop l2 downwardly a distance sutiloient to provide the eye and upon release of the loop l2, the portions of the loop adjacent the bight 24 bear against and support the fishing ily or sh hook in an upright direction, as shown in FGURES l and 4.

What is claimed is:

A ish hook holder comprisin' a horizontally disposed resilient loop having a forward end and a rearward end, an upstanding inverted resilient U-shaped member having free ends and positioned so that the eight and the adjacent portions of the legs are circumscribed by the forward end of said loop, the portions of the legs of said member inwardly of the free ends thereof being bent toward each other so as to provide a gripping means for a liexible support when inserted therebetween, a resilient leg extending downwardly from the rearward end of said loop and sloping toward the forward end of said loop and having the upper end connected to the rearward end or said loop for resilient movement of said loop relative to said leg, and means lixedly attaching the lower end of said leg to a leg of said member, the forward end of said loop upon application of a downwardly directed force thereto being movable below the bight of said member a suicient distance to provide an eye for reception therein of a fish hook.

References Sit-ed in the iile of this patent -UNITED STATES PATENTS Wylie Oct. 2, 1956 

